Simon wakes up to Mom’s hand soft on his shoulder. She sits on the edge of his bed in her bathrobe, her red curls lit with morning sun. She smells like blue.
...
Daniel Elder lives Oregon, with his cat, Terence. He writes Latency Period, a monthly column for Nailed Magazine. His work appears in The Portland Review, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Gertrude Press, Origins Journal, and more.